Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center for at least one year. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that she stated she could not find her fire drill log, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 2, 2026
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Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101174(d)(2) - 101174(d)(2)
Official code
101174(d)(2)
Medium concern: Recordkeeping
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Modifications to Infant Needs and Services Plan (a) The written infant needs and services plan shall be updated at least quarterly, or as often as necessary to assure its accuracy. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by January 2, 2026
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101419.3(a) - 101419.3(a)
Official code
101419.3(a)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
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This requirement is not met as evidenced by: (c)(1) A licensed child day care facility shall provide…copies of any licensing report that documents any Type A citation that represents an immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of children in care…(4) The licensee shall keep verification of receipt in each child's file. Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 files reviewed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101215.1 Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties (d) The child care center director, or the substitute director... shall be on the premises during the hours the center is in operation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as the facility operated for part of a day without a qualified director present, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on observation and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as the facility operated for part of a day without a qualified director present, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 11, 2025
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101215.1(d) - 101215.1(d)
Official code
101215.1(d)
Higher concern: Supervision
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101216.2 Teacher Aide Qualifications and Duties (e) An aide shall work only under the direct supervision of a teacher. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff without teacher qualifications supervised children alone and acted as substitute director, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on observation and record review, the facility did not comply with the section cited above as staff without teacher qualifications supervised children alone and acted as substitute director, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
101227 Food Services (a)... (6) Menus shall be in writing and shall be posted at least one week in advance in an area accessible for review by the child's authorized representative... The above requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview the facility did not comply with the above regulation as the snack and meal menu was not followed or updated accurately which poses a Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on interview the facility did not comply with the above regulation as the snack and meal menu was not followed or updated accurately which poses a Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 13, 2025
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101227(a)(6) - 101227(a)(6)
Official code
101227(a)(6)
Low concern: Administrative posting
Report finding
101174 Disaster and Mass Casualty Plan (d) Disaster drills shall be conducted at least every six months. (2) The drills shall be documented. This documentation shall be kept in the child care center... The above requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review the facility did not comply with the above regulation as a fire drill was not available in the facility which poses a Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
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Based on record review the facility did not comply with the above regulation as a fire drill was not available in the facility which poses a Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care.
101161 Limitations on Capacity (a)A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews the facility did not comply with the above regulation as infants are comingled with preschool and school age children which poses Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care
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Based on interviews the facility did not comply with the above regulation as infants are comingled with preschool and school age children which poses Health, Safety, or Personal Rights risk to persons in care
Infant Care Teacher Qualifications and Duties (c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university. (A) At least three of the units required in (c)(1) above shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as the staff in the infant classroom did not have completed infant coursework and was therefore not a qualified infant teacher, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 10, 2022
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Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101416.2(c)(1)(A) - 101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Official code
101416.2(c)(1)(A)
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
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Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision for Infants (D) In the event a separately walled room is used as a designated sleeping area, staff must adhere to the staff-infant ratio requirements, as specified in Section 101416.5(d), unless there is a half-wall or transparent wall that allows for constant audial and visual supervision. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as a staff was observed in the classroom area with 5 children, while 1 staff was with an additional child in the napping room. Napping room is a separately walled room and the door was observed to be closed, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 10, 2022
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101429(a)(2)(D) - 101429(a)(2)(D)
Official code
101429(a)(2)(D)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
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Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as LPA did not observe a staff file for 1 of 2 staff in the infant classroom, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by September 9, 2022
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Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101217(a) - 101217(a)
Official code
101217(a)
Medium concern: Staff-to-child ratio
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(a) A licensee shall not operate a child care center beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including the capacity limitation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as two children over 2 years old were observed in the infant classroom, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. It was stated that the two children were a part of the preschool program and were commingled during a staffing emergency.
(c) To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following: (1) Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood....(A) At least three of the units...shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants. This requirement was not met, as evidenced by: Based on interviews and observations, there was not a fully qualified infant staff member in the infant classroom. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.